Exhibit 99.1
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AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY |NEWS
|RELEASE
Contact:
Paul R. Geist
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
816-584-5611
pgeist@aipc.com
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For Immediate Release
AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY TO HOST INVESTOR
CONFERENCE CALL
COMPANY TO REVIEW THIRD QUARTER RESULTS AND OFFER
GENERAL BUSINESS UPDATE
KANSAS CITY, MO., September 2, 2008 -- American Italian Pasta Company (AITP.PK),
the largest producer of dry pasta in North America, today announced that it will
host a conference call prior to the market opening on Friday, September 5, 2008
at 8:00 a.m. Central Time (9:00 a.m. Eastern Time) to review third quarter
results and offer a general business update. The toll-free conference call-in
number is 1-800-214-0745 and for International callers 1-719-457-0700 and the
password is 261985.
For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be made available
shortly after the conference call for 15 days, through midnight Saturday,
September 20, 2008. To dial in for the replay, the toll-free call-in number is
1-888-348-4629 and 1-719-884-8882 for International callers. The replay password
is 261985.
ABOUT AIPC
Founded in 1988 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, American Italian Pasta
Company is the largest producer of dry pasta in North America. The Company has
four plants that are located in Excelsior Springs, Missouri; Columbia, South
Carolina; Tolleson, Arizona and Verolanuova, Italy. The Company has
approximately 600 employees located in the United States and Italy.
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